Goatcheese Webcap vs Mexican cottontail

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cortinarius	Sylvilagus
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatcheese Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.